Johannes Weinrich

Johannes Weinrich (21 July 1947-) was a founder of the Revolutionary Cells and one of the closest aides of Carlos the Jackal and the Organization of Armed Struggle.

Biography
Johannes Weinrich was born on 21 July 1947, and he became a radical student leader and bookstore owner at the University of Frankfurt in West Germany. Weinrich was one of the founding members of the Revolutionary Cells revolutionary militant groups during the Cold War, and he led the remnants of the group into joining Carlos the Jackal's Organization of Armed Struggle. He became a close friend and aide of Carlos, always being near him and helping him with his operations. Weinrich later introduced his girlfriend Magdalena Kopp to Carlos, and Magdalena later left Weinrich to marry Carlos instead, although Weinrich's revolutionary resolve was steadfast, and he remained friends with Carlos. In 1994, while in exile in Sudan with Carlos, he informed Carlos that he was leaving for Yemen in hopes of evading arrest, but Carlos prophetically warned him that he would eventually be caught as well. On 1 June 1995, he was arrested in Yemen and extradited to Germany, and in 2000 he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his terrorist attacks.